Meinou Simmons

eBook, ePUB

Guide to the Mental Health of Children and Young People (eBook, ePUB)

Q&A for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers

Beschreibung

Supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people is a top priority for parents, caregivers and teachers, but it can be tricky to find reliable and evidence-based information. Written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, in a user-friendly question and answer format, this book outlines the mental health challenges facing our children and young people and offers practical advice on how to best support them. The book covers a wide range of topics, including how biological factors and lifestyle factors affect mental health, parenting strategies, managing school, building networks of support, and connecting with children and young people. It gives a broad overview of the most common mental health difficulties and disorders, and considers how they can be managed. A must read for anyone looking to understand what a child or young person may be experiencing and why, and the practical ways in which to effectively support them.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 3.74MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Meinou Simmons is an experienced Consultant NHS child and adolescent psychiatrist working in Oxford, UK, and Training Programme Director in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Thames Valley, as well as a parent of three. Dr Simmons qualified as a doctor from the University of Cambridge in 2004, then specialised in child and adolescent psychiatry and has worked with many hundreds of families with a broad range of mental health difficulties. She has a special interest in medical education and training and has taught and published on a range of topics. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of children and young people's mental health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009302029
• Artikelnr.: 70912598